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Fuchs Financial Founder Ben Fuchs Ranked as an Advisor to Watch in New National Industry Analysis

Based on comprehensive criteria, Ben Fuchs ranked in the top 100 nationwide managing assets under $1 billion

Ben Fuchs, founder of Fuchs Financial, a Certified Financial Planner® and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® professional, has been named an Advisor to Watch by the national publication AdvisorHub magazine.

With more than 20 years of investment experience, Ben Fuchs has created thousands of retirement plans for his clients. His focus is on maintaining income in retirement and structuring portfolios to withstand market volatility and minimize the impact of taxes on retirement savings.Fuchs Financial has offices in Middletown, West Hartford, Middlebury and Mystic.

AdvisorHub magazine, launched a decade ago, expands upon traditional trade industry coverage, providing investigative journalism and commentary on the wealth management industry.AdvisorHub created a list of 1,000 advisors and their teams with sophisticated practices, great growth and a commitment to professionalism. The top-ranked 400 advisors managing assets under $1 billion, according to AdvisorHub, “represent efficient and productive teams that have achieved scale without compromising their level of service while maintaining healthy growth.”

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Advisors were ranked on: 1) Scope of practice measured by assets, production and level of service; 2) Growth of practice consisting of year-over-year growth in assets, households and production; and lastly, 3) Professionalism which includes regulatory record, community service and team diversity.Based on that comprehensive criteria, Ben Fuchs ranked in the top 100 nationwide, at number 87.

Ben Fuchs and Fuchs Financial have also been voted in the top three individual financial advisors and financial management firms in both the 2025 and 2026 Best of Hartford Awards - a trusted, community-voted recognition of excellence, published by the Hartford Courant. Also locally, Ben Fuchs was named Winner of Best Wealth Manager or Financial Planner in the Best of West Hartford 2025 awards.

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The Fuchs Financial team of advisors strives to understand each client’s individual retirement goals and creates plans to achieve them. The experienced professionals provide a full range of short and long-term retirement planning services, including income planning, investment planning, tax planning, healthcare planning, and estate and legacy planning.

“We believe in guiding our clients through a retirement plan that brings peace of mind and stability. Planning without pressure,” Fuchs explains. “Our goal is to help people to plan for their retirement in a way that is specific to their circumstances and objectives, and which will minimize their taxes and maximize their retirement.”

Ben Fuchs, with an unwavering commitment to providing opportunities for people to learn more about retirement investment planning, hosts two local television programs that provide in-depth information on retirement topics: How to Retire with Fuchs Financial airs weekly on NBC Connecticut and FOX 61, and The Retirement Plan, which can be seen on the streaming service WFSB+.

Ben Fuchs has been featured on the nationally telecast program Wealth Council, which airs on the FOX Business Network, In addition, the Fuchs Financial website provides an extensive library of short videos highlighting key retirement planning and investment topics.

The Fuchs Financial team includes advisors Gina Mazzadra, Accredited Retirement Plan Specialist, Retirement Income Certified Professional®; Alex Cal, Certified Financial Advisor ®, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor®; Josh Kerchis, Retirement Healthcare Benefits Analyst; and two members of the tax team, Shanthi D Souza, EA (Enrolled Agent) and Pooja Manjunath, EA (Enrolled Agent).

Fuchs Financial’s offices are in Middletown at 213 Court Street, Suite 601; in West Hartford at 433 South Main Street, Suite 322, just off I-84, minutes from West Hartford Center and Westfarms Mall; at 751 Straits Tpke., Suite 3002, in Middlebury; and 34 Water Street, Suite 6, in Mystic.

For more information contact Fuchs Financial directly at (860) 461-1709 or go to the website at www.TaxesAndIncome.com . Initial consultations – in-person or virtually - are complimentary, no obligation.

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